THE FACTORY SKATEPARK

🌳Matureactive

SC266261 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-04-08

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 11.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-06-05
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accounts · AA
2024-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
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mortgage · MR01
2023-01-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-23
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mortgage · MR04
2023-01-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-23
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Charge satisfied #5
2023-01-23
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Charge satisfied #4
2023-01-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-19
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Charge registered #7
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-01-19
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-01-18
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BROWN, Norman Kinnear appointed
director
2023-01-13
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mortgage · MR01
2023-01-13
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-13
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-01-13
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-01-04
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officers · TM01
2022-12-31
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MACAULAY, Alexander Sutherland resigned
director
2022-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
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officers · AP01
2022-02-24
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CHISHOLM, Duncan appointed
director
2021-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-04-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2020-04-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-07-01
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SELVEY, Mark appointed
director
2017-11-08
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-11-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-09-19
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GALLOWAY, Emma Kate resigned
director
2017-09-19
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2015-07-24
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GALLOWAY, Emma Kate appointed
director
2014-12-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Social Growth Fund LLP
2014-12-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Sis (Community Finance) Limited
2014-05-26
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DUFF, Graham resigned
director
2010-05-18
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YOUNG, Brian Alexander resigned
director
2009-02-26
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DUFF, Graham appointed
director
2009-02-26
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YOUNG, Brian Alexander appointed
director
2008-08-18
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BROWN, James Ogilvie resigned
director
2005-09-06
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GUZ, Vincent resigned
director
2004-09-08
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BROWN, James Ogilvie appointed
director
2004-09-08
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GUZ, Vincent appointed
director
2004-04-08
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Company incorporated
As THE FACTORY SKATEPARK
2004-04-08
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MARSHALL, Derek Ross appointed
secretary
2004-04-08
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FORREST, Norman Paton appointed
director
2004-04-08
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MARSHALL, Derek Ross appointed
director
2004-04-08
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MACAULAY, Alexander Sutherland appointed
director
2004-04-08
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2004-04-08
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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SLOT LEISURE LIMITED→ SC095597 · est 1985 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	40y	—	—
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TB FITNESS DUNDEE LTD→ SC883030 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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THE DUNDEE WHITEHALL THEATRE LTD→ SC462181 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-04-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

15 Balunie Drive

Dundee

DD4 8PS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31